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Trends Report Highlights: Federal Facilities
2005-2007 Trends Report Highlights
Reported by Chemical | Reported by Federal Agency | Reported by Federal Facility | Managed by Chemical | Managed by Federal Agency
Facilities owned and operated by Federal agencies are required to report to TRI, regardless of their NAICS code. For 2007, federal facilities reported approximately 4.5 million pounds of Priority Chemicals (PCs). Lead and lead compounds accounted for approximately 99 percent of the total quantity of PCs reported by federal facilities. Since 2005, DOD facilities accounted for at least 76 percent of the total quantity of PCs reported by federal facilities, including an average of 78 percent of lead and lead compounds.
On January 24, 2007, President George W. Bush signed Executive Order (EO) 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management mandating, among other goals, that each federal agency shall "(i) reduce the quantity of toxic and hazardous chemicals and materials acquired, used, or disposed of by the agency, (ii) increase diversion of solid waste as appropriate, and (iii) maintain cost effective waste prevention and recycling programs in its facilities." The formal instructions for implementing this EO require that federal agencies (and their contractors) comply with the requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), including reporting to TRI (see Section VIII.C of the Implementing Instructions. In order to achieve the goals of Section 2 of the EO, each federal agency is required to develop goals and support actions to identify and reduce the release and use of toxic and hazardous chemicals.
Reported by Chemical
Since 2005, federal facilities have reported generating up to seven of the PCs, including five PCs for 2007 (see table below). For 2007, lead and lead compounds accounted for approximately 99 percent of the total quantity of PCs reported by federal facilities.
| Priority Chemical | Percent of Total PC Quantity Reported by Federal Facilities (2007) | Quantity (pounds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| Lead and lead compounds | 98.6% |
3,662,486 |
5,233,513 |
4,426,764 |
| Naphthalene | 1.3% |
14,183 |
52,780 |
60,390 |
| Mercury and mercury compounds | <0.1% |
32,747 |
2,605 |
832 |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | <0.1% |
53 |
9,341 |
542 |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) | <0.1% |
18 |
<1 |
74 |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0.0% |
<1 |
0 |
0 |
| Hexachloroethane | 0.0% |
101,119 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
100.0% |
3,810,605 |
5,298,239 |
4,488,602 |
Reported by Federal Agency
Since 2005, DOD Army facilities have accounted for the majority of PCs reported by federal facilities, including approximately 52 percent of the total quantity of PCs generated for 2007. For 2007, DOD facilities accounted for approximately 84 percent of the PCs reported by federal facilities.
| Agency | SubAgency | Quantity (pounds) | Quantity Change | Percent of Total PC Quantity Reported (2007) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | |||
| Department of Defense | Army | 1,966,952 |
3,056,503 |
2,313,845 |
1,089,551 |
-742,658 |
51.5% |
| Department of Defense | Air Force | 111,721 |
176,870 |
661,272 |
65,149 |
484,402 |
14.7% |
| Department of Defense | Marine Corps | 744,346 |
774,484 |
633,852 |
30,138 |
-140,631 |
14.1% |
| Department of Defense | Navy | 72,838 |
135,034 |
145,373 |
62,195 |
10,340 |
3.2% |
| Department of Defense | Military Academy | 16,609 |
11,173 |
19,311 |
-5,436 |
8,138 |
0.4% |
| Department of Energy | Office of Environmental Management | 223,100 |
212,822 |
166,924 |
-10,278 |
-45,899 |
3.7% |
| Department of Energy | National Laboratory System | 488,060 |
622,001 |
144,992 |
133,941 |
-477,009 |
3.2% |
| Department of Energy | National Nuclear Security Administration | 19,067 |
37,412 |
63,247 |
18,345 |
25,835 |
1.4% |
| Department of Energy | Safeguards & Security National Training Academy | 19,288 |
29,796 |
19,459 |
10,509 |
-10,337 |
0.4% |
| Department of Energy | U.S. Enrichment Corporation | 2,868 |
13,383 |
975 |
10,515 |
-12,408 |
0.0% |
| Department of Energy | Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management | <1 |
0 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | National Institutes of Health | 3,515 |
10,059 |
2,155 |
6,544 |
-7,904 |
0.0% |
| Department of Homeland Security | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 109,856 |
114,225 |
142,093 |
4,369 |
27,868 |
3.2% |
| Department of Homeland Security | Secret Service | 0 |
0 |
95,700 |
0 |
95,700 |
2.1% |
| Department of Homeland Security | Coast Guard | 16,106 |
24,414 |
25,984 |
8,308 |
1,570 |
0.6% |
| Department of Justice | Federal Bureau of Investigation | 0 |
66,153 |
41,871 |
66,153 |
-24,282 |
0.9% |
| Department of Justice | Bureau of Prisons | 0 |
584 |
1,293 |
584 |
709 |
0.0% |
| Department of Justice | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives | 170 |
20 |
30 |
-150 |
9 |
0.0% |
| Department of State | Bureau of Diplomatic Security | 100 |
0 |
0 |
-100 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | National Park Service | 8,967 |
10,128 |
7,662 |
1,161 |
-2,465 |
0.2% |
| Department of Transportation | Federal Aviation Administration | 327 |
958 |
850 |
631 |
-108 |
0.0% |
| Department of Treasury | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | 1,703 |
858 |
435 |
-845 |
-423 |
0.0% |
| Department of Treasury | U.S. Mint | 3,072 |
15 |
6 |
-3,057 |
-9 |
0.0% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Department of Veterans Affairs | 36 |
0 |
0 |
-36 |
0 |
0.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1,781 |
1,299 |
1,222 |
-482 |
-78 |
0.0% |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | Tennessee Valley Authority | 125 |
49 |
50 |
-76 |
1 |
0.0% |
Total |
3,810,605 |
5,298,239 |
4,488,602 |
1,487,634 |
-809,637 |
100.0% |
|
Managed by Chemical
The table below shows how federal facilities managed each of the PCs in 2007, using disposal, energy recovery, treatment, and recycling:
Disposal: In 2007,federal facilities disposed of approximately 4.4 million pounds, or 98 percent of the total quantity of PCs generated; 89 percent of this total was disposed of onsite.
Energy Recovery: In 2007,federal facilities used energy recovery for approximately 58,000 pounds, or about 1 percent of the total quantity of PCs generated.
Treatment: In 2007, federal facilities treated approximately 50,000 pounds of the PCs generated.
| Priority Chemical | Quantity (pounds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total PC Quantity | Disposal | Energy Recovery | Treatment | |
| Lead and lead compounds | 4,426,764 |
4,378,764 |
0 |
48,000 |
| Naphthalene | 60,390 |
826 |
58,131 |
1,433 |
| Mercury and mercury compounds | 832 |
832 |
0 |
0 |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | 542 |
0 |
0 |
542 |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) | 74 |
2 |
63 |
9 |
Total |
4,488,602 |
4,380,424 |
58,194 |
49,984 |
Managed by Federal Agency
The table below shows how facilities in each federal agency managed PCs in 2007.| Federal Agency | SubAgency | Priority Chemical | Quantity (pounds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total PC Quantity | Disposal | Energy Recovery | Treatment | |||
| Department of Defense | Air Force | Lead and lead compounds | 656,291 |
656,291 |
0 |
0 |
| Air Force | Naphthalene | 4,982 |
781 |
4,168 |
33 |
|
| Army | Lead and lead compounds | 2,313,258 |
2,313,258 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Army | Mercury and mercury compounds | 49 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Army | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | 537 |
0 |
0 |
537 |
|
| Marine Corps | Lead and lead compounds | 633,647 |
633,647 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Marine Corps | Naphthalene | 205 |
4 |
108 |
93 |
|
| Military Academy | Lead and lead compounds | 19,311 |
19,311 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Navy | Lead and lead compounds | 89,741 |
89,741 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Navy | Mercury and mercury compounds | 431 |
431 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Navy | Naphthalene | 55,201 |
41 |
53,853 |
1,307 |
|
| Department of Energy | National Laboratory System | Lead and lead compounds | 144,791 |
144,791 |
0 |
0 |
| National Laboratory System | Mercury and mercury compounds | 120 |
120 |
0 |
0 |
|
| National Laboratory System | Naphthalene | 3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
| National Laboratory System | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | 5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
| National Laboratory System | Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) |
74 |
2 |
63 |
9 |
|
| National Nuclear Security Administration | Lead and lead compounds | 63,227 |
63,227 |
0 |
0 |
|
| National Nuclear Security Administration | Mercury and mercury compounds | 20 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Office of Environmental Management | Lead and lead compounds | 166,712 |
166,712 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Office of Environmental Management | Mercury and mercury compounds | 212 |
212 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Safeguards & Security National Training Academy | Lead and lead compounds | 19,459 |
19,459 |
0 |
0 |
|
| U.S. Enrichment Corporation | Lead and lead compounds | 975 |
975 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Department of Health and Human Services | National Institutes of Health | Lead and lead compounds | 2,155 |
2,155 |
0 |
0 |
| Department of Homeland Security | Coast Guard | Lead and lead compounds | 25,984 |
25,984 |
0 |
0 |
| Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | Lead and lead compounds | 142,093 |
142,093 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Secret Service | Lead and lead compounds | 95,700 |
47,700 |
0 |
48,000 |
|
| Department of Justice | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives | Lead and lead compounds> | 30 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
| Bureau of Prisons | Lead and lead compounds | 1,293 |
1,293 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Federal Bureau of Investigation | Lead and lead compounds | 41,871 |
41,871 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Department of the Interior | National Park Service | Lead and lead compounds | 7,662 |
7,662 |
0 |
0 |
| Department of Transportation | Federal Aviation Administration | Lead and lead compounds | 850 |
850 |
0 |
0 |
Recycling: In 2007, federal facilities also recycled approximately 1.3 million pounds of PCs. For example, 50 federal facilities in the Department of Defense reported recycling approximately 966,000 pounds of PCs, accounting for approximately 73 percent of the of PCs recycled by federal facilities in 2007.